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Join us to kick off the season with the very first iron pour of the year! Festivities begin at 1 PM with drop-in Scratch Blocks through 3 PM and iron pour to follow.
Gather around your friends and family to enjoy this customary spectacle!
This unique artist residency invites sculptors from around the world to participate in a collaborative endeavor, where they will collectively create two captivating sculptures—one to be installed at Salem Art Works and the other at the International Sculpture Center. Stop by during the residency to see work in progress.
Salem Art Works invites artists to develop their work during up to an eight-week work-exchange artist residency at our beautiful 119-acre former dairy farm artist residency situated in eastern Washington County, NY.
Learn more:
www.salemartworks.org/studioartists
Come on up to the top of Cary Hill for live music, food, and fun. This time featuring the Laura Leigh Band, a rock/americana folk band with an Appalachian twist. Laura’s witty stage presence will have you laughing and crying and the band is a repeat here at Music on the Hill.
Don’t miss out on the Jamerican Cuisine Food at the top of the hill or the complimentary bus ride to the top (which is 100% part of the MotH fun).
Opening Reception: June 15, 5 PM - 7 PM
Location: Barn 2 Gallery at Salem Art Works
Available for visiting June 15 - July 15
Artist: Margaret Jacobs, Akwesasne Mohawk, is a metalsmith known for her steel sculpture and powder-coated jewelry. Her work explores the tension and harmony between natural and man-made, often intermingling unexpected and contradicting materials to explore those relationships.
Margaret is a local artist participating in SAW’s Salem 2 Salem Residency
Salem Art Works invites artists to develop their work during up to an eight-week work-exchange artist residency at our beautiful 119-acre former dairy farm artist residency situated in eastern Washington County, NY.
Learn more:
www.salemartworks.org/studioartists
Come on up to the top of Cary Hill for live music, food, and fun. This time featuring Wide Margin, a rock band playing all original music.
Don’t miss out on the Jamerican Cuisine Food at the top of the hill or the complimentary bus ride to the top (which is 100% part of the MotH fun).
Please save the date for the 2024 Festival of Fire as we plan another exciting weekend full of workshops, artist talks, demonstrations, performances, and exhibitions!
Salem Art Works is offering a festive fall event! Join us for the first-ever Pumpkin Party at the glass shop from 4 pm to dusk.
Come celebrate SAW’s Birthday with an exhibition featuring local artists Trish Lyell and Hal Card. Join us for an evening of paintings, sculptures, food, and music as we make our way into our 2024 season fostering creative opportunities and hands-on learning.
Exhibition Dates: February 11th to March 8th.
Open weekdays (except Wednesdays) from 9 to 3 pm.
Salem Art Works invites artists to develop their work during up to an eight-week work-exchange residency at our beautiful 119-acre former dairy farm artist residency situated in eastern Washington County, NY. Deadline February 5th, 2024 11:59 PM EST. Learn More: www.salemartworks.org/studioartists
Stroll by Workers Way at Franklin Alley in Downtown Troy NY for an exciting Blacksmithing demonstration from 11am to 3pm with Salem Art Works blacksmithing director Luke Claymon! Demonstrations are free and family-friendly.
We are delighted to announce a new artist residency at Salem Art Works, ISC @ SAW taking place in the spring of 2024. Deadline November 30th 11:59 PM EST. Learn more on our website www.salemartworks.org/isc-saw.
Online Auction: Sunday, November 5th, 10 AM—Sunday, November 12th, 8 PM. Last Bid Wins!
Our fourth annual fall auction will begin on November 3rd from 5-7 pm with an in-person sneak peek at the Cary House, 19 Cary Lane, Salem NY 12865.
We are truly grateful for the continued support from our community. Your donation of art will raise money to help pay for Artist Opportunities, Food & Housing, and Materials.
Friday, September 22 to Sunday, September 24, 2023
JD Smith
Rhiannon Scheidt
Marc Barreda
Join us virtually with our online streaming of the production pour at Salem Art Works and a Veggie Oil-Fueled Furnace demonstration by SAW Alumni Steve Coles of Coles Casting in the UK.
Saturday, September 23, 2023 4 PM EST 9 PM GMT
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The second of three musical celebrations to take place at the top of Cary Hill Sculpture Park this season.
Guests can enjoy fabulous panoramic views of the surrounding countryside while relaxing in the cool evening air, surrounded by great food, music, and friends.
Wide Margin will begin performing at 5 PM.
WIDE MARGIN was formed in November of 2017. Our band plays all original material written by Dave Cuite. For millennia we have as a species entertained the question, "Why are we here?" For WIDE MARGIN, it is with great pleasure for us to decree, "We are here to rock!"
David Cuite / piano & vocals
Dave Lawlor / electric guitar
Alyson Slack / violin
Aaron Pacitti / electric bass
Mark Bascom / drums
Food will be available for purchase.
Local craft beers and ciders from R.S. Taylor & Sons Brewery will also be available.
There will be free parking at the base of Cary Hill Sculpture Park and a shuttle service will be provided throughout the evening.
Donations are always graciously accepted.
This year’s NY / VT Artist Residency will culminate in a gallery show at Collar Works in Troy, NY. Join us Friday, July 28, during Troy Night Out, to celebrate the work of these talented artists.
Our teen arts summer program is designed especially for teens to develop their skills, connect with art, ideas, and other young people. This program welcomes all levels to enjoy a unique hands-on process. Come enjoy the country setting in Salem, NY on our 120-acre campus. Each one-week session will focus intensively on topics of their choosing. Our goal is to instill in each teen the skills needed to continue to explore the subject independently. Small class sizes up to 6 students, ages 14-18.
NEW FOR 2023!
For Summer 2023 we have expanded our Salem Teen Arts program to include a new metal foundry and mold making workshop. Students will learn how to make different types of sand molds in our sand barn and then participate in an aluminum pour at the end of the week in our foundry. Also new for 2023 is a print-making and screen printing workshop. Students will learn about various types of printing including block and screen printing.
FUN SKILLS
Our years of experience offer the best curriculum. Students will learn skills of their choosing such as metal foundry and mold-making, screen printing, ceramics, blacksmithing, glassblowing, painting, and welding.
For more information: https://www.salemartworks.org/sta-summer-2023
The second of three musical celebrations to take place at the top of Cary Hill Sculpture Park this season.
Guests can enjoy fabulous panoramic views of the surrounding countryside while relaxing in the cool evening air, surrounded by great food, music, and friends.
The Laura Leigh Band will begin performing at 5 PM.
Laura Leigh is a multi instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and story teller from upstate NY. From the sweeping landscapes of farm country, Laura's voice echoes old timey Appalachian mountain music with early day country ballads, and a big old love for rock and roll. Her songs are authentic tales of small-town USA through a lighthearted lens that is emotional, nostalgic, and emotional. Beginning her music career playing accordion in various bands in the Hudson Valley including Mister Roper, The Roadside Blues Band, Wise Roots, Swampfoot, and more- Laura released her first solo album, "Livin' In Cambridge" in 2021. This album paints pictures of the small town she grew up in with both light and dark tones, and explores the feelings of reinventing yourself in the place of your roots. The record is available on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, and Bandcamp. She is now working on a project called Rock City Junction with Denise Parent (The Deadbeats, Brown Eyed Women) and David Chapman (Cold Flavor Repair, Rivergrass).
Food will be available for purchase.
Local craft beers and ciders from R.S. Taylor & Sons Brewery will also be available.
There will be free parking at the base of Cary Hill Sculpture Park and a shuttle service will be provided throughout the evening.
Donations are always graciously accepted.
Our teen arts summer program is designed especially for teens to develop their skills, connect with art, ideas, and other young people. This program welcomes all levels to enjoy a unique hands-on process. Come enjoy the country setting in Salem, NY on our 120-acre campus. Each one-week session will focus intensively on topics of their choosing. Our goal is to instill in each teen the skills needed to continue to explore the subject independently. Small class sizes up to 6 students, ages 14-18.
NEW FOR 2023!
For Summer 2023 we have expanded our Salem Teen Arts program to include a new metal foundry and mold making workshop. Students will learn how to make different types of sand molds in our sand barn and then participate in an aluminum pour at the end of the week in our foundry. Also new for 2023 is a print-making and screen printing workshop. Students will learn about various types of printing including block and screen printing.
FUN SKILLS
Our years of experience offer the best curriculum. Students will learn skills of their choosing such as metal foundry and mold-making, screen printing, ceramics, blacksmithing, glassblowing, painting, and welding.
For more information: https://www.salemartworks.org/sta-summer-2023
Salem Art Works will be hosting a Family Residency from July, 2022. The Family Residency was developed in response to our Salem Teen Arts to provide on-campus housing and meals for families traveling from out of town for the program.
This year SAW will host families July 17 - 29. Families can choose to stay for 5 days or 12 days. A teen must be enrolled in a Salem Teen Arts to qualify a family to stay at SAW.
Housing options include eight tent platforms, 11 arthouses, the Cary House (an entire house rental), and the Vincent House (a shared house rental). View Housing Options Here.
Families can prepare their own meals or opt into our meal plan with options for vegetarian, diary free, and gluten free. Reservations are required in advance to participate in the meal plan.
For parents who are artists, there are several studios available for rent furnished with a table, chair, easel, shelves, wall space, access to electricity, and basic lighting. Artists should plan to bring everything they need to complete their projects. Restrictions apply during Salem Teen Arts to all the shops with teen workshops scheduled. There will be no evening assistance available.
In Barns 2, 3 and 4, the participants in the 2023 NY / VT Artist Residency would like to welcome you into their studios for a tour and to discuss their current work.
Free & Open to the Public
Donations are always graciously accepted.
The NY / VT Artist Residency Program was created to celebrate and support underserved artists from both states. 10 Artists will be awarded a two-week residency at Salem Art Works - located on a picturesque 119-acre former dairy farm in Salem, New York. The residency dates are June 19th through July 7th, 2022.
This year, the NY / VT Residency will culminate in a show at Collar Works in Troy, NY on July 28, 2023.
https://collarworks.org
Salem Art Works designed this program to remove obstacles that may stand in the way of artists wishing to apply. This includes no application fee, free lodging, fully catered meals (satisfying almost any diet), travel reimbursement (and assistance for those without a vehicle), and most significantly, SAW offers a variety of facilities including blacksmithing, glass, ceramics, foundry, screen printing, woodworking, stone carving, and welding with access to basic instruction and support for those wishing to deepen and develop their skills and practice.
Eligible artists must be 21 years or older, have an individual income of $50,000 or less. They must prove residence in New York or Vermont.
This program also offers a variety of opportunities for professional development! These opportunities include an open studio, artist talk, exhibition space for pop-up shows, studio visits with invited artists and curators from the area, and a group exhibition and catalog.
The artists’ collective work will be exhibited in Upstate New York with an opening where all media is celebrated. These artists will create work from painting to performance, writing, sculpture, music, and others. The exhibition is where this body of work will be galvanized and help define the arts in this region, enhancing our collective cultural identity. This collection of artists will see themselves as a part of this region while spawning new opportunities and growth for themselves through this project. Our vision is that the participants of the project will build new connections, collaborations, and work together after the residency concludes.
The first of three musical celebrations to take place at the top of Cary Hill Sculpture Park this season.
Guests can enjoy fabulous panoramic views of the surrounding countryside while relaxing in the cool evening air, surrounded by great food, music, and friends.
The Figgs will kick-off a live performance at 5 PM.
The tried and true band The Figgs, which has a worldwide fan base, a hearty discography, and has toured and recorded several times with the legendary Graham Parker, celebrated the year 2013 by turning 25. This occasion was made even more special by the release of “1,000 People Grinning: The Figgs Anthology”. It’s one of the band’s greatest achievements to date. And that says a lot as the Figgs (Mike Gent, Pete Donnelly and Pete Hayes) have been playing together since the trio was in high school in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Since the rock outfit’s inception in 1987 the band has spent the better part of the past 25 years touring, recording and working on a variety of acclaimed side projects.
https://thefiggs.net
Food will be available for purchase.
Local craft beers and ciders from R.S. Taylor & Sons Brewery will also be available.
There will be free parking at the base of Cary Hill Sculpture Park and a shuttle service will be provided throughout the evening.
Donations are always graciously accepted.
Salem Art Works will be providing demonstrations in metal, glass, and ceramics from 9 am to 3 pm on main street in Poultney VT coinciding with the Poultney Arts Day!
Poultney Arts Day is an annual community event created by SAW alumni artist Annie Daley.
Come check out SAW’s raku kiln firing, mobile glass blowing, and metal sculpture led by our amazing staff Jordan Becker, Zac Ward, Michael “Fox” Scupholm and incoming studio artists!
Demonstrations will be followed by a Youth Art Exhibition closing reception from 3 pm to 5pm at the Stone Valley Arts Center and “Poultney Arts @ Dusk featuring live music, dance, and art vendors from 5pm to 7pm.
Poultney Arts Day is generously funded by the Vermont Community Foundation. Learn more about this event at www.poultneyartsday.com
SAW will be hosting Sketch & Paint drawing group for a 3-hour nude figure drawing session at the North Main Street Gallery. Hang out to sketch and/or paint live in a good space with other fellow art enthusiasts.
Anyone of any age is welcome. If you like art, either professionally or as a hobby, you're welcome to participate.
Suggested donation is $10-$15 and there is no obligation to pay as it is voluntary and always greatly appreciated.
Felipe Escobar, is a professional fantasy illustrator and will be leading the group meetings. He'll provide instruction and advice if needed or asked for. Anyone willing to improve on their work is welcome to ask for help and guidance. This is a group free of criticism. Everyone at any level is welcome to participate and have fun and there's no need to feel pressure to perform. Art is about having fun!
David Smith is considered to be one of the most important American artists and the first to make sculptures by welding steel. Smith trained as a welder in an automobile factory in Indiana and later studied painting at the Art Students League in New York City. He began welding sculptures after seeing an example of a welded steel sculpture by Pablo Picasso. In 1940, Smith moved full-time to Bolton Landing, in the Adirondack Mountains, where he built himself a home and workspaces. In this setting, his sculpture gradually became larger and more abstract. He incorporated found metal elements and parts of discarded machinery and began arranging his sculptures on the rolling hills of his property, like family groups or rows of crops. Sometimes, he would drive them to the local dock and photograph them against Lake George and the surrounding mountains. Dialogue with nature became an integral part of Smith’s artistic practice.
Each of us can open our minds and put to practice what David Smith brought to life in his work. The David Smith residency invites artists to come together and create their own sculptures. In this intensive workshop participants will observe and practice several fundamental techniques used in metal fabrication. Time will be split between demonstration and assisted hands-on practice. The instructor will demonstrate the safe and proper use of various equipment. Students will then choose metal scrap material to create a sculpture of their design. Techniques covered include MIG welding, heating, bending, and cutting using an oxy-acetylene torch, and cutting using a plasma cutter.
This three-day, eighteen-hour workshop is intended for beginners with no prior experience but is also appropriate for people with some previous experience as well. Space is limited to six students with a minimum age of 21.
Working in conjunction with The Hyde Collection, Salem Art Works invites you to attend our three-day welding workshop. Housing and meals are available for an additional cost based on availability. The dates are Friday, September 8th, 2023, thru Sunday, September 10th.
David Smith. Sentinel V. 1959. Stainless steel, 145 1/2 x 46 x 18 3/4 in. (369.6 x 116.8 x 47.6 cm). The Estate of David Smith © 2023 The Estate of David Smith / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Photo: Jerry L. Thompson
On Friday, March 3 from 5 - 7 pm, experience the work of Michael Scupholm during the opening reception for his new show, “Sorry If You Had a Bad Time.”
The show will be open from February 28 - March 30 at North Main Gallery in Salem, NY.
Michael Scupholm is an artist who utilizes glass and mixed media to explore the act of recollection through the process of making. Raised in Akron, Ohio he was introduced to glass in 2011 at Kent State University, which led him to earn his B.F.A in Crafts, concentrating in glass work. Scupholm has had his work shown in galleries nationally and internationally and currently lives and makes his work in upstate New York as the Director of Glass at Salem Art Works.
Thursday December 15 from 5 pm - 7 pm come see an exciting new show by Anthony Cafritz and Richard Criddle. Showing pieces from their time at the Mac Steel Residency, Richard and Anthony invite you to North Main Gallery and The Salem Train Depot Gallery.
Anthony Cafritz is an artist who works in all media, and the founder of Salem Art Works in Salem, New York. Richard Criddle also works in all media, and recently retired as a Chief Preparator at the world-renowned contemporary art destination Mass MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts.
Applications are open now until January 9th, 11:59 PM Midnight EST.
The ethos of Salem Art Works is rooted in convergence and collaboration. This belief extends to every residency program we offer and informs all aspects of life at SAW.
Artists of all ages, backgrounds, and career stages--working in nearly any mode or medium imaginable--are encouraged to apply for residencies at SAW.
SAW offers a limited number of subsidized Artist-in-Residence programs. These residencies—for Studio Artists—offer a work-exchange while special residencies like the NY / VT Artist Residency and the salem2salem Invitational provide a group of artists a fully subsidized residency with no work-exchange.
Our self-funded Family Residency, Art Handler Residency, and Independent Artist residency is a ‘build your own‘ opportunity to organize an individual or group artist residency. These residencies offer unique opportunities and flexibility for artists to chart their own course at SAW.
SAW also offers College Residencies to academic programs looking for time and facilities to focus on creation of artwork, and learning and improving techniques.
Friday, November 18, 2022 from 5 - 7 pm, join us as we celebrate the art of Friedrich Gross at North Main Gallery.
Friedrich Gross, a Swiss-born artist, got his start as a house painter in Zurich before immigrating to the United States and moving into the NYC art world. He painted controversial murals on city buildings, flipped SOHO studios, and showcased his art at local galleries. Over the years, Friedrich evolved and expanded his art from painting houses to paining furniture, panels, and canvases. He also began drawing, sculpting, and etching. In the late 1980's, Friedrich left the city and moved to the green mountains of Vermont where he built a farm and raised a flock of animals.
Today, Friedrich's art is honest and centers around his domestic life. His whimsical paintings are a combination of folklore, myth and fantasy and evoke a deep sympathetic response that has universal appeal. While this pictures illuminate the tales and fables that inspired them, each painting stands alone as an intriguing and magical vision.
Saturday November 5, 2022 Mac Steel will be hosting a pop-up show for the Mac Steel Artist Residency’s inaugural artists, Anthony Cafritz and Richard Criddle.
Mac Steel is located at 296 N Main St., Rutland, VT.
Mac Steel is offering artists the opportunity to utilize and explore a fifty-acre scrap steel yard in Rutland, Vermont. Mac Steel allows resident artists the time to imagine and create from mountains of discarded and scrapped objects from the immediate area and the Northeast Corridor.
For the first time, two artists will make this dream residency a reality over a three-week period spanning from Friday, September 30 thru October 21, 2022. Each artist will push their own boundaries of what is possible and foray into the unknown.
Shards of material from industry, agriculture, and domestic life will immerse the artists, fueling the potential for innovation, discovery, and growth. These piles of scrap material, like mounds of broken words or phrases, resonate with the last 160 years of human intent. Every day different material arrives and the landscape and offerings are forever changing.
Artists Anthony Cafritz and Richard Criddle have been selected for the inaugural residency. Anthony Cafritz is an artist who works in all media, and the founder of Salem Art Works in Salem, New York.
Richard Criddle also works in all media, and recently retired as a Chief Preparator at the world-renowned contemporary art destination Mass MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts.
The residency at Mac will culminate in a one-day exhibition on-site at Mac Steel on November 5, from 2 - 4 pm, as well as a group shows thru Salem Art Works on North Main Gallery, 196 N Main St, Salem, NY on Thursday, December 15, 2022.
A farm-to-table meal showcasing the best locally sourced food from the area accompanied by local craft beers and ciders, purchased at an additional fee. Live music by Big Stone Gap a local high energy blue grass band. Raffle tickets can be purchased for one of a kind artwork.
Zack Lobdell, 1977
Zack Lobdell’s prolific work reaches back over 20 years. Never settling into a single style or medium, he believes the keys to creativity and inspiration are exploration, experimentation and consistent evolution.
Zack’s work has been represented and exhibited internationally, including Singapore, Miami, New York City and throughout the United States. He can be found in his home and studio in Washington County New York, uncovering his next exciting movement.
Zacklobdell.com
Instagram: @zacklobdell
Festival of Fire celebrates the transformative nature of fire!
This annual collaborative event is a weekend-long exploration of the productive and performative aspects of fire in making art.
The exciting schedule includes hands-on workshops, artists’ talks, demonstrations, performances, and exhibitions, all centered around fire!
Salem Art Works is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit art center and sculpture park located in rural Upstate New York. Founded in 2005 by artist Anthony Cafritz, Salem Art Works is dedicated to supporting both emerging and established artists in the creation of new and progressive work, as well as promoting the understanding and appreciation of contemporary art within the region.
Salem Art Works | 19 Cary Lane, Salem NY 12865, United States
